Arabic version: دونا روز تتحدث عن حياتها مع اضطراب الشخصية الحدّية

According to BBC News, Wales tighthead prop Donna Rose has spoken about living with borderline personality disorder, saying the condition affects her every day while rugby helps her manage its symptoms.

Rose, 35, represented Wales at her second World Cup last year and helped Saracens win the Premiership Women’s Rugby title in June. Diagnosed with BPD at 21, she said the condition can bring severe self-doubt and make small issues feel much bigger.

She said she takes a daily pill to help control her symptoms, but described rugby as her true “medicine”. Rose said the sport provides an outlet for adrenaline and that exhaustion after a session can quieten the negative voice she describes as a “devil” on her shoulder.

Rose made her Wales debut in 2021 and has won 42 caps, competing at two World Cups and four Six Nations. She said learning to control anger has helped her use the condition as a “superpower” on the pitch.

The forward said team-mates, staff and medical support provided daily check-ins during last year’s World Cup. She also highlighted the support of Saracens colleague Marlie Packer and Wales player Carys Phillips. Rose, who became a mother in 2025, said she speaks openly to show that a mental health disorder is not “a full stop”.